Combating Disease: New rapid diagnostic test for MRSA Superbugs

vor 15 Jahren

Today’s solution is a new blood test that can quickly tell whether patients are infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that’s become a global plague. This superbug is called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or simply MRSA.

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vor 15 Jahren

Today’s solution is a new blood test that can quickly tell whether
patients are infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that’s
become a global plague. This superbug is called
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or simply MRSA.